Last night I heard that Gloucester is running out of drinking water. Excuse me, we live in the UK. We have a decent (ish) infrastructure. Is it beyond the wit of man to just get stuff where it needs to go?
It also puzzles me why people are blaming the government for the flooding. Politicians are not - as far as I know - in charge of the weather. Okay, the response and defences etc is down to ‘those in charge’ but some people will use any excuse to bash the government, mostly the very same people who are too lazy to get off their arses and vote on election days.
I’m afraid I am missing my car especially in this monsoon-like weather. It was so much easier (although admittedly very environmentally unfriendly) to jump in the car to the shops than having to trudge through the rain and then struggle back with bags of shopping digging into your hands.
I have to say my insurance company has been fantastic. Made me a really reasonable offer and sorted everything out very quickly. I would recommend Diamond to anyone (okay you have to be a girl, but I’d recommend it to all girls).
My poor little car is now sitting in a scrapyard in Canvey Island. Poor thing. I know it’s only an inanimate lump of metal but I loved whizzing around with the roof down. Gave me much pleasure.
Also the alternatives, ie public transport, are entirely annoying. Came back from my parents on Sunday and I had to stand for the entire hour and 20 minute train journey - for this privelege I had to pay £24. Apparently train fares are going up. Excuse me, aren’t we supposed to be being encouraged to use the train more - joined up thinking? I think not.
Continuing the theme of transport madness, I was delayed on the tube a couple of weeks ago and received my £4 compensation from tfl this morning. This is all very nice but they know I have an Oyster card so my journey only costs £2, so why give me a non-Oyster fare refund? No wonder the tube is always running out of money.
